Peter Murphy & Boy George share ‘Let The Flowers Grow (Delerium Remix)’ via Metropolis Records
Peter Murphy (photo by Jolene Siana) | Boy George (photo by Dean Stockings) | Delerium
Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy and Boy George release the new digital single “Let The Flowers Grow (Delerium Remix)” today, 23 January 2026, via Metropolis Records. The track is the latest reworking of their 2024 orchestral duet “Let The Flowers Grow“, which was produced by Youth and later added as a bonus track to Murphy’s 2025 solo album “Silver Shade“.
For this new version, the Canadian project, led by Front Line Assembly members Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber, deliver a five-minute, six-second remix.
“Let The Flowers Grow” originally began as an unfinished demo by Boy George, which Youth played to Murphy during the sessions for “Silver Shade”, Murphy’s tenth solo studio album and his first since “Lion” (2014). Murphy completed the song with Youth in the studio. The initial message about George’s personal acceptance of being gay was broadened during writing to address race, gender, creed and religion.
This more restrained, ambient-leaning remix contrasts with the earlier psytrance-oriented “Let The Flowers Grow (Juno Reactor Remix)“, released as a separate digital single on 5 December 2025.
About Peter Murphy, Boy George and Delerium
Peter Murphy was born in Northampton, England, in 1957 and first became known as the vocalist of Bauhaus, formed in 1978 with Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and David J. Bauhaus released early singles such as “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” and albums including “In the Flat Field” (1980) and “Mask” (1981) before disbanding in 1983, after which Murphy launched a solo career.
His solo debut “Should the World Fail to Fall Apart” appeared in 1986, followed by “Love Hysteria” (1988) and “Deep” (1989), the latter containing the US alternative hit “Cuts You Up”. Subsequent albums such as “Holy Smoke” (1992), “Cascade” (1995), “Dust” (2002), “Ninth” (2011) and “Lion” (2014) showed shifts between post-punk, art rock and more atmospheric material. After a period focused on touring and occasional Bauhaus reunions, Murphy returned with “Silver Shade” in 2025, again working closely with Youth as producer.
Boy George (George Alan O’Dowd), born in 1961 in the London borough of Bexley, emerged in the early 1980s as part of the New Romantic scene before forming Culture Club with Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss. Culture Club signed to Virgin Records in the UK and Epic Records in North America, releasing the debut album “Kissing to Be Clever” in 1982 and the multi-platinum follow-up “Colour by Numbers” in 1983, which produced worldwide hits such as “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” and “Karma Chameleon”.
From 1987 onward, he has alternated between Culture Club reunions and a solo career that spans pop, dance and electronic releases on labels including Virgin, More Protein and BGP, along with work as a DJ and television personality.
Delerium, who provide the new remix, began in Vancouver in the late 1980s as a side project for Bill Leeb, initially working with Michael Balch before Rhys Fulber became the main partner. Their early output, released via labels such as Dossier and Nettwerk, moved from dark ambient and industrial textures towards more melodic electronic and new age-influenced albums, culminating in international recognition for the 1997 single “Silence” featuring Sarah McLachlan.
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